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Gwynedd road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 486 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 1991, and 757 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1990 (487), and casualties rose from 740.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,819 collisions in Gwynedd.

Collisions in 1991
486
Level with 1990
Casualties in 1991
757
Up 2% on 1990
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 1991

2.5% of collisions in Gwynedd in 1991 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious9620%
  • Slight37878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious13117%
  • Slight61381%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 486, level with 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025105166
202486142
2023146195
2022164220
2021133189
2020113146
2019185264
2018202305
2017182268
2016178257
2015246348
2014257363
2013263385
2012272395
2011283410
2010337508
2009317478
2008365544
2007345534
2006347556
2005342515
2004377570
2003395601
2002428668
2001421621
2000412654
1999464729
1998416650
1997510761
1996421629
1995431759
1994483763
1993459806
1992476732
1991486757
1990487740
1989474750
1988465696
1987453693
1986453686
1985420640
1984452676
1983443638
1982483784
1981532791
1980532841
1979578902

When and where crashes happen in Gwynedd in 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (12%)
  • Wednesday77 (16%)
  • Thursday63 (13%)
  • Friday78 (16%)
  • Saturday84 (17%)
  • Sunday59 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.6%)
  • February24 (4.9%)
  • March40 (8.2%)
  • April38 (7.8%)
  • May35 (7.2%)
  • June42 (8.6%)
  • July56 (12%)
  • August57 (12%)
  • September49 (10%)
  • October46 (9.5%)
  • November36 (7.4%)
  • December26 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (54%)
  • Wet or damp209 (43%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph193 (40%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph253 (52%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway452 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant521 (69%)
  • Pedestrian103 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (4%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1555 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20149 (20%)
  • 21 to 25106 (14%)
  • 26 to 35110 (15%)
  • 36 to 4578 (10%)
  • 46 to 5579 (10%)
  • 56 to 6557 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.5%)
  • Over 7531 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (49%)
  • Passenger285 (38%)
  • Pedestrian103 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car659 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle36 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.4%)
  • Minibus15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in Gwynedd

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gwynedd ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had the 175th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
175th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 1991

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 1991: 81, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48781147118
2ndA470305406
3rdA494284935
4thA496284918
5thA5122263311
6thA497244406
7thA4086233004
8thA499213325
9thA5172903
10thB4366162916
11thA4212133312
12thA493131702
13thA40879901
14thA5591001
15thB454781712
16thA40854702
17thB43914701
18thB44014500
19thB44134501
20thA4583401

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 1991

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 1991: 44.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 1991

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 1991: 86.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 1991, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years